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A gripping account of an old school gangster, someone who absolutely refused to turn states evidence, refused to rat, the last of a breed. Sonny is well worth the time, whether one is a die-hard mob book fan or simply an interested party. Peddie has a great book here, something that really adds to the genre. Mystery Tribune
Couldnt put it down. Nicholas Pileggi, author of Wiseguy (Goodfellas) and Casino
The extraordinary life and times of a legendary crime boss who refused to squealbut who finally agreed to talk to an award-winning New York Newsday reporter shortly before his death at age 103 . . .
John Sonny Franzese reportedly committed his first murder at the age of fourteen. As a made man for the Colombo crime family, he operated out of his Long Island home specializing in racketeering, fraud, loansharking, and other illicit deeds he would deny to his dying day. His career in organized crime spanned over eight decadesand he was sentenced to fifty years in prison for robbery charges. But even behind bars, Sonny Franzese never stopped doing business . . .
This is the true story of an old-school mafioso as its never been told before. Newsday reporter S. J. Peddie interviewed Franzese in prisonand uncovered a lifetime of shocking secrets from the legend himself:
* Why FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had a very personal interest in Sonny.
* How Sonny managed to juggle numerous affairs with women, including a famous model.
* How Sonny spent a third of his life in prisonand still managed to earn untold millions for the mob.
* How Sonny accidentally revealed some of his worst crimesto a friend wearing a wire.
Through it all, Franzese refused to break the Mafias code of silence. Authorities believe he may have murdered, or ordered the murders of, forty to fifty people. Yet he earned a grudging respect from law enforcement and an absolute reverence from his fellow gangsters. Eventually he managed to outlive them alluntil his death in 2020 of natural causes, a rare event in the Mafia. Thanks to a series of exclusive firsthand interviews, the astonishing life story of John Sonny Franzese can be told in all its bold, brutal, and blood-spattered glory. This is a must-read for anyone fascinated with Mafia historyand a rare look inside a criminal mind that has become the stuff of legend.
Couldnt put it down. Nicholas Pileggi, author of Wiseguy (Goodfellas) and Casino
The extraordinary life and times of a legendary crime boss who refused to squealbut who finally agreed to talk to an award-winning New York Newsday reporter shortly before his death at age 103 . . .
John Sonny Franzese reportedly committed his first murder at the age of fourteen. As a made man for the Colombo crime family, he operated out of his Long Island home specializing in racketeering, fraud, loansharking, and other illicit deeds he would deny to his dying day. His career in organized crime spanned over eight decadesand he was sentenced to fifty years in prison for robbery charges. But even behind bars, Sonny Franzese never stopped doing business . . .
This is the true story of an old-school mafioso as its never been told before. Newsday reporter S. J. Peddie interviewed Franzese in prisonand uncovered a lifetime of shocking secrets from the legend himself:
* Why FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had a very personal interest in Sonny.
* How Sonny managed to juggle numerous affairs with women, including a famous model.
* How Sonny spent a third of his life in prisonand still managed to earn untold millions for the mob.
* How Sonny accidentally revealed some of his worst crimesto a friend wearing a wire.
Through it all, Franzese refused to break the Mafias code of silence. Authorities believe he may have murdered, or ordered the murders of, forty to fifty people. Yet he earned a grudging respect from law enforcement and an absolute reverence from his fellow gangsters. Eventually he managed to outlive them alluntil his death in 2020 of natural causes, a rare event in the Mafia. Thanks to a series of exclusive firsthand interviews, the astonishing life story of John Sonny Franzese can be told in all its bold, brutal, and blood-spattered glory. This is a must-read for anyone fascinated with Mafia historyand a rare look inside a criminal mind that has become the stuff of legend.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY AND SOURCE NOTES
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Capeci, Jerry, and Gene Mustain, Murder Machine: A True Story of Murder, Madness, and the Mafia , New York: Penguin, 1993.
Carlin, Richard, Godfather of the Music Business: Morris Levy , Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2016.
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DeStefano, Anthony M., Top Hoodlum: Frank Costello, Prime Minister of the Mafia , New York: Citadel Press Books, 2018.
DeVecchio, Lin, and Charles Brandt, Were Going to Win This Thing , New York: Berkley Books, 2011.
Dwyer, Johnny, The Districts: Stories of American Justice from the Federal Courts , New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
Earley, Pete, and Gerald Shur, WITSEC: Inside the Federal Witness Protection Program , New York: Bantam Books, 2002.
Franzese, Michael, and Dary Matera, Quitting the Mob , New York: HarperCollins, 1992.
Hearings before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs , U.S. Senate, One Hundredth Congress, April 11,15, 21, 29, 1988.
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Source Notes by Chapter
1: The House on Shrub Hollow Road. 1966 court transcript; FBI agent testimony, 1970; interviews with Sonny, Michael and John Franzese, Vincent DAgostino, Dan Pearson, Lind DeVecchio, Sal Polisi, Gerald Shur, Vincent Desiderio; New York Times , 1967; Gaetano Fatato recording; Newsday , 1965, 1960; FBI memos, 196263; FBI activity logs.
2: Making His Bones. FBI file, NY-9-0294; interviews with Sonny and Michael Franzese, Angie and John Crispo, Stan Paul Prahalis, Maurice Pierre, Selwyn Raab, Vincent DAgostino, Gene Kelly, Ori Spado, Ronald Goldstock; New York Times , 2020; Bureau of Narcotics; Nassau County police; NY birth records; marriage license; 2011 presentencing memo.
3: Down to Business. Interviews with Roberta, John and Michael Franzese, Frank Castagnaro, Bruce Mouw, sprinkler installer, landscaper, Joe Ligouri, David Shapiro; Newsday , 196365; FBI memos, activity logs; U.S. Senate testimony, 1988; New York Post , 196264; Daily News, 196263.
4: Dazzling Nights. Interviews with Sonny, Michael and John Franzese, Joey Silvestri, Chip Proser, Gianni Russo, Artie Ripp, Tony Napoli, Sy Presten, Frankie Blue Eyes; New York Times , 1973, 1992; Tampa Times , 1961; Billboard , 1965.
5: Cops Turn Up the Heat. Interviews with Sonny Franzese, Carmine Burzamato, Diane DeRose Gilbert, Michael Nardone, Ori Spado, Robert Greene Jr., Theresa Matthews, Elaine Goldman, Joyce Spivack, Mitch Lambert; Newsday , 196365; Daily News , 1963; unpublished Bob Greene interview; depositions of Carmine Burzamato, Salvatore La Russa; NBC Evening News , 1970; FBI Airtel, 1964; New York Times , 1964; Gregory Scarpa FBI file; SIC report, 1965.
6: The Hawk Surfaces. Interviews with Sonny Franzese, Ann Zaher, Stephen Rupolo; Daily News , 1964; NYPD aided and accident card; New York Times , 1946, 1967; Daily News, 1964; New York Post , 1964; Life magazine, 1968; Sing Sing Prison file; Eleanor Cordero affidavit, 1974; Newsday , 1966, 1974; Bethel Police log, 1964; FBI John Cordero file.
7: Sonny Makes Music. Interviews with Paul Vance, Sonny, Michael and John Franzese, Artie Ripp, Ron Dante, Tommy James, Tony and Helaina Bruno, Tommy Gallagher; Newsday , 1965.
8: Public Enemy Number One. Interviews with Sonny Franzese, Edward McDonald, Lester Ezrati; Newsday , 1958, 196667; indictment #1206/66; NY District Attorney press release, 1966; arraignment transcript, 1966; court records, 1966.
9: Sonny Goes on Trial. Interviews with Sonny and Michael Franzese, Gary von Stange, Warren Coldner, Raymond Dearie, Marilyn Berger Hewitt, Robert Hummerstone, Melvyn Roth, Vincent Potere; Life magazine, 1968; New York Times , 1967, 1993; Newsday , 1967; court records, 196667; FBI case notes; Knickerbocker News , 1967; Daily News , 2017.
10: On Trial for Homicide. Interviews with Serphin Maltese, Sonny Franzese, Kevin and Marian Mosley, Thomas Pattison, Bob Peterson; Daily News , 196567; New York Times , 1967; Newsday , 1967; court records 1967; Walter Sher ruling, 1981; Syracuse Post-Standard , 1980, 1989; Life magazine, 1968.
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